34 GYNANDRIA— MONANDRIA. Goodyeva. 



on both sides, and there is a very peculiar deep central depres- 

 sion on the lip. Haller may have overlooked our three latter 

 species, as varieties of his «. 126G, for they are probably natives 

 of Switzerland. Vaillant, as far as he goes, is the most correct 

 in his figures of OrchidecB, as well as in their synonyms. 



** Anther pat-allel to the stigma, permanent. 



415. GOODYERA. Goodyera. 



Br. in Ait. H. Kew. ed.2. v. 5. 197. 



Cal. superior, of 3 ovate, concave, spreading, permanent, 

 coloured leaves, equal in length ; the 2 lateral ones 

 somewhat dilated at the outer margin, and meeting 

 under the nectary. Pet. 2, half-ovate, erect, converging 

 under the upper calyx-leaf, and about the same length. 

 Nect. without a spur, as long as the petals, prominent, 

 inflated and obovate beneath, lying on the 2 lateral 

 calyx-leaves, and terminating above in an oblong, acute, 

 undivided point, shorter than the inflated part on which 

 it lies. Anth. roundish, parallel to the stigma, and fixed 

 to its upper part behind, of 2 parallel cells close toge- 

 ther, depositing the obovate, granulated masses o^ pollen 

 upon the summit of the stigma. Germ, obovate, angular, 

 incurved. Style short and thick. Stigma prominent, in 

 front, somewhat angular, pointed. Caps, nearly ellipti- 

 cal, angular, furrowed. Seeds very minute. 



Creeping herbs, with long woolly roots. Stems solitary, 

 simple, a span high or more ; leafy at the bottom ; bear- 

 ing several awl-shaped scattered hracteas above; and 

 each terminating in a unilateral spike, either spiral or 

 straight, of small, whitish fragrant /^owcr^. 



1. G. repens. Creeping Goodyera. 



Leaves ovate. Spike spiral. Point of the nectary elon- 

 gated, deflexed. 



G. repens. Br. as above, 1 98. Hook. Scot. 253. J.ond. 1. 144. 



Neottia repens. Swartz Orchid. 52, Willd. Sp. Pl.v. 4. 75. Camp. 

 ed.4. 144, 



Satyrium repens. Linn. Sp. PI. ]339. Fl. Br. 930. Engl. Bot.v.b. 

 <.289. Light f. 520. t. 22. Dicks. Dr. PL So. Jacq. Austr.t.369. 

 Fl. Dan. t.8\2. Gunn. Norveg. part. 2, 3. t. 6.f. 1 . 



Epipactis n, 1295. Hall. Hist. v. 2. 153. t. 22. f. 4, Segu. Veron. 

 suppl. 253. t. 8. f. 10. 



Orchis radice repente. Camer. Ic. t. 35 ; good. Bauh.Hist.v.2. 

 770./. 3, not 1 and 2. 



O. repens. Bexl. Hort, Eijst.ceslir.ord. 4. t. 5.f. G. 



